Quotes on Sudan
"[T]he National Islamic Front government is deliberately
and systematically committing genocide in southern Sudan,
the Nuba Mountains, and the Ingessena Hills."
– U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 75, June
15, 1999
"[Sudan is the] world's most violent abuser of the right
to freedom of religious belief."
– U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom, May 1, 2000 Report
"Sudan [is the] site of the world's most long-lasting
religious persecution and genocide."
– Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
to President Clinton, July 13, 1999
"It is hard to imagine this war getting worse, but now it
is — thanks to the advent of lucrative oil exports."
– New York Times editorial, January 13, 2001
"The sacred trust of memory requires us to confront and
work to halt genocide today. That is why we are compelled
to speak out on the continuing slaughter in Sudan, where the
[Holocaust] museum's Committee on Conscience has determined
that government actions threaten genocide."
– Irving Greenberg and Jerome Shestack, Holocaust
Museum Officials, Washington Post, October 31, 2000
"[Sudan] is the only situation in the world in which a
government bombs civilian targets year after year without
rebuke."
– Congressional Black Caucus to President Clinton,
October 24, 2000
"The government of Khartoum, bolstered by increasing oil
revenues, appears to be pursuing a military buildup in the
hopes of winning the war by force."
– National Conference of Catholic Bishops, November
14, 2000
"[The] Sudanese government is waging a vicious war in the
south against its own people, who are suffering
extraordinary human rights abuses on a massive scale."
– Senator Sam Brownback, Congressional Record,
February 3, 1999
SUDAN FACTS:
Facts About Sudan
BACKGROUND ON SUDAN:
Background on the Conflict in Sudan
OIL IN SUDAN:
Drillbits & Tailings: Oil Companies Operating in Sudan
PETITION:
Petition to End the War in Sudan
LETTER WRITING AND ADDRESSES:
Guidelines for Letter Writing Campaign on Sudan and Addresses
UP-TO-DATE NEWS AT:
Sudan Net News
CORPORATE COMPLICITY IN SUDAN:
ViTrade
THE LOST BOYS:
Information about Sudan's Lost Boys
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